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NIH cuts spotlight a hidden crisis facing patients with experimental brain implants
People with experimental brain implants often turn to the treatment as a last resort, hoping to improve their health when ...
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NIH, FDA plan to reduce animal testing draws mixed reactions among scientists
As the Trump administration reshapes biomedicine, it wants to change how scientists test drug safety: animal research.
Trump Administration Changes at NIH, EPA, NASA, NSF Spark Internal Dissent
The federal government is full of scientists who lend their expertise to key decisions about our food, medicines, environment ...
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NIH Launches First Agency-Wide Plan for Autoimmune Disease Research
The 5-year strategy aims to accelerate diagnosis, prevention, and treatment for the millions living with autoimmune diseases ...
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Court Strikes Down NIH's Unlawful Termination of Research Grants on Topics Including DEI and Gender Identity
In a sweeping rebuke, a court ruled that NIH’s actions targeting research involving "disfavored" topics and populations were ...
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Basic science publications have been falling for a decade. NIH budget cut would likely accelerate the decline
The number of basic science papers published by NIH grant recipients has been falling since 2013, when the agency’s budget was cut by 5%.
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NIH defends use of ‘deadly’ experiments on cats
While anti-animal testing groups condemn "deadly" dog and cat studies as morally wrong, the NIH defended certain experiments as "well-justified and responsible." ...
Trump officials halt ‘dangerous’ NIH research
The National Institutes of Health is in the process of suspending funding for 40 experiments because of fears that the ...
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NIH to Limit AI Use, Cap P.I. Grant Applications at 6 per Year
The National Institutes of Health says its new policy comes after the agency “recently observed instances of Principal ...